Kosciusko is an

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. In 2009 it was inhabited by 390 people.

Name

The settlement was named after

Tadeusz Kościuszko Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko ( be, Andréj Tadévuš Banavientúra Kasciúška, en, Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kosciuszko; 4 or 12 February 174615 October 1817) was a Polish military engineer, statesman, and military leader who ...

, a military general of Polish origin, that served in the Continental Army during the

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. ''Kosciusko'' is the anglicisation of his name.

History

Kosciusko was established in around 1890, as a rural supply point for

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immigrants, that traveled to tha area by railroad. In 1900, the settlement had 22 inhabitants. In that year there was a store opened in Kosciusko. From 1906 to 1920, in the settlement operated a local post office. In 1930, it had a population of 10, and in 1947, it had a population of 40, and three businesses functioning in the settlement. In 1990, 2000, and 2009, the population had been reported to be 390.

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Texas Polish-American culture in Texas German-American culture in Texas Unincorporated communities in Wilson County, Texas Polish communities in the United States German communities in the United States Populated places established in 1890 1890 establishments in Texas